Hey! I suffer with Anxiety, OCD and depression. I'm really struggling with my OCD, I feel like I need to wash my hands more, I'm biting my nails down as far as I can and I feel like I constantly need to be touching things that make me cringe such as carpets with both hands and i can't cope with it because it's every minute. The main thing I have to do is grind all my nails on the carpet and I get intrusive thoughts to do this every minute and it’s really making me upset. Does anyone else get this? Is there any advice anyone has?

Sophie7007

Date posted: 6y

I completely sympathise with you, I have been through the same. Time will make it better, just try and add on a few minutes each time you feel the urge to do something

Sophie7007

Date posted: 6y

I have anxiety and harm ocd so slightly different however I would really recommend trying to control your urges / compulsions! They only make the ocd stronger! Also try exposure (so when you feel the need to wash your hands or something, really try not to - or if you can’t for now, try and wait say 10 minutes longer than you usually would? ) for me my compulsions are googling things for reassurance so I’m really trying hard to wait before I do or not do it at all. It’s gonna take time but just remember reacting to the intrusive thoughts and then doing the compulsions is like feeding the ocd ‘monster’

EJK

Date posted: 6y

Thank you for your reply, it’s just really hard because when I feel I really need to do it, I’ll do it, then need to do it again a minute later. I’m on medication for it but it’s not helping so I might go and see my doctor

Mosasaurus

Date posted: 6y

I've totally gotten what you are talking about, where you are feeling urges to do things you don't want to, and then getting sensory intrusive thoughts related to it. I get a thing like that where I hate the feeling of wool on my teeth, like when you bite a mitten, but I have to do it, and the feeling and the squeaky feeling gives me horrible shivers because of how much I hate it, but I have to do it. It's really hard - hang in there, ride it out. You will last longer than the thoughts.

EJK

Date posted: 6y

I do that too when I’m wearing jumpers that squeak if you bite them :(

Anonymous

Date posted: 25w

Hand washing

I need advice. I’m constantly washing my hands after going to the bathroom/touching something I find gross, but it doesn’t stop at just washing. I have to keep washing til I feel right (usually 3-4 times). It also isn’t just my hands, I go all the way up my forearms. I know in my head that once is enough. But I can’t kick this repetitive behavior. I know I should just start only washing it once but I don’t know if I can handle the panic that will come after. I need advice/tips if anyone’s gone through something similar what worked for you. Im just sick of this

Contamination OCD

Holl1

Date posted: 25w

Harm ocd Advice

Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with intrusive thoughts&images. At first i had intrusive thoughts around my partner, now it’s centred around me & I can’t be around window ledges or medication due to a story I read online(it’s too triggering for me) . Sometimes I feel like I can’t leave my bed due to the thoughts being so overwhelming I just break down and want to sleep. I aren’t taking any medication or therapy yet. I worry that if I don’t give my thoughts a reaction that my thoughts are true and not OCD. I’ve had these thoughts 24/7 for 2 months.

Harm OCD

Ellen_l

Date posted: 25w

Advice?

I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!

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